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Another Plot Device
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Another film blog thrown out amongst the masses. This is a place where I post about one movie that makes me appreciate film or is just a plain old favorite of mine. I sometimes also do full movie review of recent releases and come up with, what I feel are, entertaining article about movies.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 625 )
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True/False Fest Preview
Well, I finally did it. I managed to post for a month long about nothing but documentaries. I enjoyed this little exercise in focusing on one genre of... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Waste Land
Now I come to the close of my month long documentary posts. I had to think about what would be a good documentary to close out this little venture, thinking I... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Harlan County, U.S.A
A topical selection for today since we seem to be in the midst of a class warfare, I mean workers struggles, I mean whatever the fuck is happening to the... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Exit Through The Gift Shop
I am not one for art, well still/performance art, but I do considering film to be art so I like film more than traditional art. Read more
Posted on 28 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Grizzly Man
A descent into madness or misguided good deeds of a man who’s only goal in life is to interact and raise awareness of bears in North America? Those are the... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Hoop Dreams
This is the portrait of the American Life. I have never really seen a film that explores the complex issues of life through the story of basketball. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Bowling for Columbine
Before everyone starts calling me un-American for posting this liberal documentary against the pervasive gun culture, let me say that I at least pay my taxes,... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The 84th Annual Academy Awards
Well, the Oscars are this Sunday and I haven’t put together my Oscar Ballot. Mainly I am a wait to the last minute sort of guy, but also I wanted to try and... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Waltz with Bashir
Well this is my first and only, animated documentary selection. Actually, this is the first and only documentary film out there. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Sans Soleil
I have been selecting documentaries that border on voyeuristic, but also more or less a social documentary. There were a few films that I selected that were... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Helvetica
This one goes out to my typography fanatics out there. Such a simple font type that goes beyond just the style of the words. A proliferation of a typeface tha... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Roger and Me
Say what you want about Michael Moore, but the man can make a compelling documentary that does more to open up a dialog about the subject than any other medium... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Trailer Time! – Too Many to Count
Alright, it has been a long time coming for another trailer posting special, so here you go. I got a handful of trailers that are getting me pumped, either... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – My Flesh and Blood
I always find myself being moved, emotionally, when I watch documentaries. There is a sort of disconnect that happens when I watch a Hollywood movie, one that... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – The Cove
We have all seen or heard about the the whale conservationists that are out there stopping Japanese whalers from carrying on, what some see as, a barbaric... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – The Fog of War
Looking back on some of the past posts I have done, I found myself wanting to go back in history and pick a documentary that I had previously featured as The... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Heart of Darkness
If you have ever seen Apocalypse Now, this is the compendium piece that you must view to get the full effect of the film. Watching the film, you get the sense... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – The Up Series
Well, today is a special day for me. The Earth has successfully completed it’s revolution around the sun, culminating with the day of my birth. Yes, it is my... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Dear Zachary
I realize that this isn’t probably the best documentary choose on such a day of love and affection. But if you have ever seen this documentary, then you know... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Documentary of the Day – Murderball
This is what a sports documentary is all about. Not the standard, traditional sports film about some down and out team or the singular focus on one great... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES